Producer tags don’t get much more iconic than Burgaboy’s and to bassline fans, he’s one of the most reliable names in the scene. So consistent, in fact, that the Manchester-hailing producer’s tag still triggers a Pavlovian response in ravers. Burga’s decades-long career is synonymous with the bassline scene’s headiest moments, and next to DJ Q, Piddy P, Wittyboy, DJ Murkz, Subzero, TRC and the rest of the sound’s Northern heroes, he helped lead the charge in the second half of the 2000s, spreading the message that it was more than just the second coming of speed garage. Eventually, bassline found its way into the charts and acts like T2 and H ‘Two’ O soon became household names. Today, bassline still thrives up North thanks to diehard supporters, DJs and producers, particularly in Yorkshire. Its influence can still be heard elsewhere; bassline samples are finding their way into drill and a whole new generation is starting to rediscover the Niche sound. As for Burga, although house music is a bigger influence on him these days, the elastic bounce that made “Dutty Wine” and his impossible-to-find remix of Jagged Edge’s “Walked Out Of Heaven” such rave classics are still as central to his palette as ever.